NJII_23A Contemporary Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ursula Dorothea Riedner, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 18:00–19:40 D21, except Wed 15. 11. ; and Wed 15. 11. 18:00–19:40 D31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The lectures have several objectives: - to introduce problem-oriented scholarly thinking to students. Lectures in this course do not want to provide sterile overviews of literary periods or texts, but they present open research questions in a "conference"-like way, considering of course the audience. - to have students experience different methodological approaches to literature studies and various styles of interpretation and presentation. The lecture series (Ringvorlesung) has a different topic each semester, but there is always at least a half of guest lecturers. - to familiarize students with significant topics above the level of a single literary period, with subjects, motives or questions (eg. suicide in literature, problems of left-wing literature, etc.)
Learning outcomes
After completing the lecture series NJII_23, students should be able: - to view literary history as a rugged, problematic, fascinating terrain defined not by a sterile and seemingly obvious sequence of periods, names and data, but by packed with (topical) meanings, questions and perhaps answers, - to see literary criticism as a multi-layered tool for orientation in these meanings, questions and answers.
Syllabus
  • Lecture NJII_23: Topics and motifs has different content each semester when it is taught. Terms, lecturers and topics will be published before the beginning of the semester. At least half of lecturers are German studies researchers specializing in the topic of the semester. - Autumn 2017: Literature and Suicide, - Autumn 2018: Left-wing Literature, - Autumn 2019: Caesura of 1945 - Autumn 2020: Two languages in one literary field?. The topics of the lectures will reflect current discussions in the area of German studies (among Czech, Austrian and German literary scholars).
Literature
  • BECHER, Peter; HÖHNE, Steffen; KRAPPMANN, Jörg; WEINBERG, Manfred: Handbuch der deutschen Literatur Prags und der Böhmischen Länder. Stuttgart: Metzler 2017.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
regular attendance, report, essay
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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